holi special recipes | collection of top 20 recipes for holi festival (2018)

collection of 20 special recipes for holi festival. holi also known as the festival of colors is one of the most popular indian festival. this year holi is on 2nd march, 2018. holi festival signifies the victory of good over evil. holi is celebrated in most parts of india and nepal. it is getting popular abroad also.

holi celebration is full of fun, joy, love and laughter. it is the festival of colors and everyone plays it together forgetting their social status, age, caste and other such things which divides humanity. this is a day to forget your anger against someone and become friendly again.

here in this post, i am sharing 20 recipes which are made during holi festival in different regions of india. wishing happy holi to all readers.

collection of 20 holi special recipes

1. thandai recipe – easy recipe of refreshing thandai drink for the holi festival. thandai is a traditional drink, popular in the northern parts of india. its made with a mix of dry fruits, seeds and a few spices. thandai is not only made for holi but also for mahashivratri. the drink is known for its cooling properties.

2. gujiya recipe – gujiya is a deep fried pastry stuffed with a sweet filling of khoya. gujiya is very much popular in north india, especially during holi festival. its not they are made only during holi. they are also made during diwali. there are many variations of gujiya. one such variation posted on blog is this apple gujiya recipe. other similar recipes you can make are karanji (popular in maharashtra), dry fruits karanji and nevris (popular in goa).

3. dahi bhalla recipe – popular north indian snack of dahi bhalla papdi chaat. the method to make dahi bhalla is same as preparing dahi vada. in dahi bhalle, papdis(fried flour crispies), boiled potato cubes and cooked chickpeas are added, which are not added in dahi vada. serve dahi bhalla chilled as a snack or a starter.

4. jal jeera recipe – jaljeera is a very popular drink from north india. it is very cooling and is ideal drink for hot indian summers. apart from its cooling properties, jal jeera is also used as an appetizer because of its digestive properties.

5. mathri recipe – mathri or mathiya is a popular snack in north india and there are many versions of making mathri. i have already shared a crisp mathri recipe. this recipe is for punjabi style mathri which is flaky and is spiced with ajwain (carom seeds), kali mirch (black pepper) kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) and jeera (cumin seeds). its a popular tea time snack and i have shared both fried and baked version to make it.

10. puran poli recipe – its one of the most popular maharashtrian recipe which is made during ganesh chaturthi or diwali or any other festive occasion in mahrashtra. puran poli is a flat bread stuffed with a sweet lentil filling made from chana dal (skinned spilt bengal gram) and jaggery. you can also check this bobbatlu or holige recipe.

15. dahi papdi chaat recipe – a popular chaat snack which is sweet, spicy and tangy. in this dahi papdi chaat, you will get to taste the sweetness of the curd, crispiness of papdi, soft melt in the mouth boiled potatoes and not to forget the indian spices which adds their own zing, tang and spiciness in the dish. for more tasty chaat recipes, you can check this collection of 30 chaat recipes.

19. pani puri recipe– a popular street food of india, where crisp fried dough balls are stuffed with potatoes, sprouts, spicy tangy water and sweet chutney. with so many burst of tastes and flavors in your mouth when you have pani puri, you just cannot have one :-). here the recipe is of mumbai style pani puri and not the delhi style gol gappas. other similar chaat snacks which are popular in mumbai are ragda patties, bhel puri, sev puri, chana dal bhel puri and pav bhaji recipe.